Chinese Rocket ‘Size of a Large Van’ Falls Uncontrollably Back to Earth

Chinese Rocket ‘Size of a Large Van’ Falls Uncontrollably Back to Earth
A Long March 5B rocket lifts off from the the Wenchang launch site on China's southern Hainan island on May 5, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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The body of a Chinese rocket launched earlier this month reentered Earth’s atmosphere on May 11, making it the largest uncontrolled object to fall out of orbit in decades.

Remnants of the rocket that survived reentry was about the “size of a large van or a small bus,” according to the U.S. military, which was monitoring the trajectory of the falling object just off the west coast of Africa.

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